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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

The Georgia Farmers Convention de.
cided that no third party Was necessary
But little reliance is placed upon the
continued reports Of the death Of H. n
Stanley.
4 secret conference Of the nail makers
Of the East and West was held IN Pitts
burg, Penn, yesterday
he Pacific Railway Commission I'M exc
cutiye session in san Francisco decided
not 10 employ counsel to assist the Unitod
states attorney in the contest now pend
ind in court
Nf-. Marguerite DeVoe, aged seventy
hve years, hanged herself yesterday
morning TO pesch tree in the yard Of
her residence, No 2l7 Pond street New
ark. n j. Mrs Deyoe was blind. It l.
claimed that sickness had unsettled her
mind
A year sgo Miss Jo.ie Barnard. heiress'
secretly married the coschman OF her
family r Lowell, Mssr When the ro-
nance leaked ont they fled to Providence,
but did not nnd n heaven The eX-
chequcr ran low, and now josie returns
broken in heart and pocket and bsgs 20 be
forgiven
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Stationary To-Day.

Yesterday was warm and partly clear
and partly cloudy The highest point
reached by the thermometer was 10 at I
O'Clock pm. Between and o'clock a
shower set in which continued until
nearly o'clock pm There was no great
change in the temperature. At Q O'Clock
the mercury stood at so and at midnight
at IS, the same as on Thursday night.
The eclipse Of the sun which began at
10 o'clock Thursday night and ended at 3
O'Clock yesterday morning, did not create
much excitement in Richmond.
The moon changed at 1899 this morn
ing, with indications for good weather
The probabilities as telegraphed from
Washington were for fair weather: sta
tionary temperature, and variable winds
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
THELABOR CONVENTION.
Henry Georges Old Platform Adopted by
the Committee Socialists TRYING TO
start - New Party.


SYRACUSE, n. Y, August l9-The
committee on platform OF the United
Labor Convention held long session
last night, resulting In the retention Of
the Clarendon Hall platform, on which
Henry George made his canvass for
mayor of New York. A variety OF prop
osilions were submitted, and the batch
was divided into three parts. one going
into the waste basket, second being refer
red to the committee on resolutions "a
not pertaining to the platform, and the
third being handed over to Henry George,
who presided. FOR his consideration
There are three syowed socialists on the
platform committee. After the eIclu-
sion of socialistic delegates yesterday
from the Twelfth New York city district
and six from Onandoga county, besides
number OF individuals from various
localities, vacated their seat In the con-
yention.
Active efforts are being put forth by
the socialists to organize a new party in
which they have the cooperation of he
actiye anti-George influences They pro
pose 10 begin their movement in the
shops of New Yolk city, and extend It
thence In the State, and that
trades unions be invited with .rha,
shall be < own as organized labor move.
ment, whose members shall be from
unions irrespective Of socialistic or labor
factions
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

The following cases were disposed Of
Yesterday
Peter Hewlett lcolorcdl Was fined $40
'0 a,-aU.ting and Wounding Edward
Nuna.y with rock
John Glasgow lcoloredl. unlawful tres
pass and cursing James G.. Fry Bond
required in The sum of 5000 for his good
behavior for twelve months
Charles Graves lcolorcdl. Was Jailed for
fhtu days for stealing a coat from
Lenc Brown
Frederick G. Etuup creating disturb
r.c m street tear Fined 50 and costs.
General Terry .c0lorcdl wa, fined - 30
nr ilr0Ning rocks in thc street
Fannie pegram lcoiorcdl cursing and
a.u-nl james Owens ou the street
tHe s. and costs,
Robert Gibson, cur~inr. abusing and
.raang in the door of Eliza Coleman.
Fined $40 and costs
Charles Ncay. creating disturbance TO
ttnuoy of thc ucighburhOod Held
H default of security iu the sum of 5000
i.r twelve months.
Henry Eycrly and Lewis Wade were
tae. s. each for fighting and creating
disturbance on the premises of M0llie
White
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
Zen Miles of Track Completed work Sus-
pended ON Account of Timber.

Work Lad to be suspended on the
Electric railway for the want of timber.
Superintendent DOllard said Yesterday
that if the contractor for timber had fur
nished the quantity per day contracted
for, the road would have been finished
two weeks ago. A number of poles for
the wire have been received, but they
have been condemned by the City Engi-
nccr ON account of the size These poles
are required 10 be twenty feet long and
seven inches in diameter They will be
placed ON the inside Of the curbing one
hundred and twenty-five feet apart.
Mr. j. Lang-tafl Johnson, engineer Of
the road, said that ON last Saturday night
ten miles of track were paid for. The
line, when completed according to the
privileges already granted, viii embrace
eleven miles and half of track Al
each general terminus of the line-that is
to say. at the New Reservoir and Church
Hiii-there viii be a passenger stetiOn
with rcccption-roOms for the public The
car sheds will also be at the other ter
minal stations
The general superintendent OF this
road has not yet been named but it is
understood he will be a Northern man
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

SARArooA, r. y, August 19-This
was the 18th regular day oi the race
meeting here, the races of yesterday hay
ing been postponed There vas good
attendance, though the weather was
cloudy. The track Was heavy.
First race-The Tennessee stakes for
? years 0lds, Z mile Emperor oi Norfolk
won, Van Leland Second, and Pee Weep
third time l.l9t
Second race-li mile, Brown Duke
won, Irish Pat second, Ellersie third f.;
time 246i.
Third race The Congress Hall stakes,
for all ages, heats ot mile, Cleaner won
the f rat heat, with Pearl Jennings &C..
cond and Wahoo third Time, l16t
The second heat was finished with the
horses in the same order as In the first.
Time, III
Fourth racc-mile and 70 yards
Chicshominy won, Nettie second, LeleS
third Time, l53,.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
one Froixh, Train ora.he. Into Another.

PHILADELPHIA, August 19.-One East
bound freight train ran into the rear oi
another freight on the main line Of Tho
Pennsylvania road, near Wynnewood
station, early this morning, and one en-
gine and dozen cars were wrecked
The engineer and fireman Of the resr
train jumped in time to escape desth,
but both were more or less seriously
injured Trsyel was delayed about four
hours Some of the wrecked cars were
loaded with oil, which caught hre, but.
the escaping water aud steam from the
wrecked engine soon exiinguished the
flames The sccHent is said to have been
caused by the operator Of The block
signal tower displaying the wrong signal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
ADDING TO TnE SURPLUS.


Our Peoples Tribute to Uncle sam.
I he amount Of United states revenue
collected for the month of August up 10
Yesterday at noon was $l29,Gsls1. For
the same period in August, 1866, the
amount collected was Gj,02S9S. The
increase for the present month is S62 ,Gj2.-
80 The collections for the month thus
far are in excess OF those of the entire
month of August for last year Although
it is reported that the apple crop is some
what Indifferent this year, the number Of
disti,leres reported in the district is 23O.
These are for the dstillation Of apple
fruit brandy alone.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

BERLIN, August i3.-There was An
eclipse Of the sun to-day. The sky Was
entirely overcast and the sun was inyisi-
bic The eclipse was preceded by the
appearance Of deeply colored clouds. The
color increased as the sun rose, but
gradually faded, whereupon general
darkness suddenly set in. Clouds Of deep
cOloring returned after a few minutes
and then daylight ensued Thousands Of
people came to Berlin by the railway and
in carriages from different points to OBJ
serve the phenomenon.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
The Steamer Trave.

In the telegraphic columns will be
found an account Of the accident to the
steamer Trave in New York harbor. Sew
ersl OF the steerage passengers and crew
were badly and, it is feared, fatally in
jured.
The Trave ls the steamer on which Mr..
Harry Schwarzschild Of Richmond sailed
from Bremen August 10th.
Nothing definite was heard by the re-
porter, but as no cabin passengers were
injured, 1t is presumed that Mr. Schwarz-
schild is uniniured.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

LONDON, August ls.-The damage
caused by yesterdays storm l. very
serious In London three persons were
killed and a number Of churches and
houses were struck by lightning.
In the country also, there was much
destruction Of property, and many per
sons are reported to have been killed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
Crushed to Death.

Thursday night Major Brooks, col
ored brakeman on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad, while
coupling cars at kilby's station was
caught between the bumpers and badly
crushed. The wounded man was brought
to the city and sent to the Retreat for
the Sick, where he died soon after reach.
ing there The remains will be sent to
South Boston fer burial.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
.., srnA>cIE WITHIN Our GATES.


-. Appeal for Ala from the Young Mems
Christian Association.
r.afolowinc istakcn from the August
,fflc Richmond isociation Rec0rd .
Almost every day young men come
.,. t.e Office of ihc General Secretary,
.I. a-r from fhe surrounding country
... ..mGmc- from distant cities, who
...n need 0f aDl ,ccking some means
l.srr.ur a livelihood any of them
..mti-.rc.s. without means. without
rnI. aui knowing not where 10 look
l, assistance Some come in honest
-.a ofheart that they are brought
.... painful necessity of asking aid,
would rather suffer want, and do so
I.f-rf flly cam bring themselves before
..s. objects NJ beues olcncc.
TH. brings to Our minds the very
r,srn, need ihai ihc association has Of
.'ae provision for these wants We
.r.R dat the association Is not bcney-
...rt Institution. hul 80 docs claim 90 bc %
Christian As-ooiation, and is set apart
nr llc priual intellectual. moral.
..raIanf physical Improvement Of young
rer And there Is nO class that needs
ar.ppon and sympathy more than
t..cnho are laborIng unacr thc difficult
t.. 0l adverse fortune JOB make an honest
support And. Furthermore. our work
.e ms' end aud aim ol our orEani/a-
,.r.I flo conversion of Young men.
V.rt Of those who come t0 o., are not
Christians Now veal know lhatthc
.....n4r That ur can better Win The
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
LOOK OUT FOR THIEVES.
Robbery and Attempted Robbery on tn
Street Cars

Thursday night while the diver of
street-car No. 30 was examining the
schedule at LombaFdy-street station an
unknown colored man snaiched his box
OF cash, which was on the front Of the
car, and made Off. A little boy informed
the driver, who made chase. but the thief
escaped with his booty.
Later in the night as car 30 was on its
way to the Adams-street stables an at
tempt was made by white passenger,
the sole occupant Of the car, to break
into the cssh-box on the interior OF the
car. He was endeavoring to pry the lid
open with big knife. Finding ont that
bis efforts had been frustrated he left the
car
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Mnrc Ncw KniIding. tn hc rrectcI.

More New Buildings To De Erected.
4 new kitchen and storcr0om with the
accompanying closets, &c, is 10 he erect
ed at the Soldiers Home This will be
done i'm the shape OF an addition or wing
TO the mess hall The present quarters
used as a kitchen and storehouse will be
added to the mess hall, considerably in
creasing the size Of that building. The
bids for the work will be opened August
2ith, and if any of them are accepted
the work will be begun at once
Work on the new dry-room will
be commenced next Monday The
grounds and building at the Home are
in fine condition and the place still has
great attractions for strangers and Others
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
"CHESTNUTS."
oIndependent. y and oReform. .

independent" " and 3" Reform"
If there are any words that make one
tired to hear their parrot-like repetition,
il is Reform and Independent"
In this latitude an Independent is
generally man who will stop at no trick,
however dirty, TO beat the Democrats, and
" Reform is but hollow mockery. If
Richmond had the doodle there are as
many embryo Tweeds in il a. in any
place in the country, and they are not
all Democrats by large majority.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
ONE OF THE PIONEERS.
Some of Richmond Mans Inventive
Genins.

TFfHt ~ 70 MANS inventive
Genius.
The first exhibition Of a train OF cars
propelled by electricity in Richmond was
a modern one exhibited and made by Mr
J. Oscar Goode Of this city, at the Me
chanics' Institute fair at Corinthian Hall
i'm 1853 The engine weighed about eight
pounds. II consisted Of large electro
magnet, between the poles OF which re-
yolved an armature quite similar to that
Of the brush dynmamO machine, the shaft
Of which carried an endless screw which
engaged tOOthed wheel upon the axle Of
the hind wheel,-the forward axel being
In two pieces insulated from each other,
which Transmitted The current through
springs to the eight segment cOmmuta-
tor, the track carrying the current, dis
pensing with the overhead line, but
which would not do in practice, owing to
the difficulty o. insulating one track from
The other, and the danger that would oc-
cur in stepping from one car 10 the other.
The electric power was furnished by TWO
Groves batteries, half-pint size. The
track was sixteen feet long, and was TWO
feet higher at one end than at the other,
thus showing the practicability OF as
sending inclined planes. Mr.. Goode was
also the first one TO exhibit the arch light
on grand scale before the Pharmaceu-
tical Society of Virginia at Duvals build
ing. corner Main and Twelfth, from lG4
Groves cells quart size. lie is now en-
gagged i'm perfecting an arrangement for
incandescent electric lighting TO dispense
with the power required from an engine
To drive the armatures i'm the dynamo cleo
trio machine, and also an improvement
in the incanlcscent lamp.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

NEW York, August ls.-Jacob Sharp
had a violent chill at o'clock this morn
ing. At o'clock he was sleeping quietly
and was thought 10 be better Warden
Heating and Mrs sharpar constantly at
his bedside His physician has been
summoned
1880 amt is just reported that Mr.
Sharp has had another chill and that three
physicians and all his family have been
summoned to his bedside
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

The Matinee To-Day.

Russia was well received by another
fine audience last night. Mr. Bangs, Miss
Behrens, and all the cast were literally
applauded Ladies matinee at o'clock
pm. to-day, and last performance to-
night
1t is hoped that the last performance
Will be well received and largely attended
From Richmond Manager Castine goes
to Washington May success attend him,
Mr. Hume, and the company throughout
the season
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
A Child Murderer.

MEMPHIS, August l9.-Willie Haw.
kins, aged three, and Oliver Atkins, sged
five, were playing under the porch Of
house on Dean avenue last evening, when
the elder picked up pistol belonging to
= MAJ asleep under the porch and point
ing /, at the youngest child, pulled the
trigger The bullet pierced the little
ones head, killing him instantly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

Hon. John 5. Barbour, chairman Of
the State Executive Committee of The
Democratic party, Yesterday appointed
Major James d. Patton a member Of the
State Executive Committee to succeed
Colonel Archer Anderson, who resigned
some time ago. Major Patton Is an ac-
tive working Democrat, and no man in
the city is better qualified to take Colonel
Anders0n's place.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
Childre~' Crime.

Detective MshOn OF Washington came
on to Richmond for Richard Chldress.
who i. charged with robbery in that city.
and wanted in Richmond. The robbery
wa. committed at No. 600 Sixth street
northwest Among the articles alleged
TO have been stolen WAS a gold watch and
chain valued at $40, a silver watch and
chain, 81 in money, and some oihing
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

81. taxes due the State can be paid in
coupons
Complete protection and indemnity
guaranteed
License taxes due the State can be paid
m coupons.
Overdue taxes due the State on real
and personal property can be paid in cou-
pOls
hy rendering coupons you will save a
"ife proportion Of your tax bill
The United States Supreme Court by
repeated decisions has held the States
.AA receivable coupons TO be as good ten
lei as gold or bank notes.
JAMES L. COOPER,
Sll Main street, Richmond, Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
The Peerless Beanrernrd.

The Executive Committee Of the Lee
Monument celebration yesterday selected
General G. T. Beauregard as chief mar
shal for the dedicating ceremonies. GOV
ernor Lee has written to him and urges
him 10 accept the distinguished honor
The hero Of Bull Run and Manassas No.
/ will receive a royal reception.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

CHICAGO, August l9.-TAe R"y. Chris
tisn c. Brechpill, Of Chambersburg, Pa,
Quaker clergyman, aged sirty-seyen,
died suddenly in the Rock Island depot
here this morning. His remains were
removed to an undertaking establish
ment and will be forwarded East o-nght
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

A well-known granite cutter of this
city some time ago shipped piece Of
work up one of the roads to have il pol
ished When it was sent back it was by
mistake carried to Philadelphia and had
to be brought back to Richmond.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
GATHER THEM IN.
More Confederate Graves Near Cold
HarbOr.

Mr. T. II. Savage, superintendent Of
the National Cemetery at Cold IIarbor,
was In the city yesterday. He reports
that there are several graves in that vi
cinty as yet unknown to those who have
prospected in that locality. Only one
has headboard and that is so much de-
faced as to be unrecognizable. Only the
name Johnson, North Carolina, Is distin-
guishable Mr. Savage will give any in
formation and render any assistance to
any person coming down there either in
finding the graves or in disinterring them.
They should be moved 10 Oakwood or
Hollywood some time this fall
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
The Thistle menrd Irom.

LONDON, August l5.-Capt. Admission,
OF the British steamer Annie, which has
arrived at Queenstown from Baltimore,
reports that he passed the Scotch yacht
Thistle on 9th instant in lat l642 y.
long. 4430 ". 4 fresh southerly wind
was blowing at the time, and the Thistle
was proceeding under all plain sail.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
The London, Can, Bank suspends.

LONDON, ONT. August l9.-The Bank
Of London suspended payment this morn.
ing. The bank has a subscribed capital
Of 81 ,0O0, 900, Of which $223,5Ss are paid
up. Very little loss IL anticipated BY
hill-holders.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
La Margarita Cigar.

Ask for this cigar at any hotel or
saloon in town, price five cents, and !
will guarantee YOU will acknowledge that
it is equal to most Of the ten-cent cigars
sold anywhere.
Insist on hdcing Julien Biyords Mar
gdrita Cigdr and no other.
JULIEN BINFoRD,
No. l202 Main street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
Sick Headache

cured and its return prevented by the use
OF DR.. Davids Vegetable Liver Pills. AS this
remedy has been thoroughly tested by mum
bers Of our best people, containing as Il does
none but vegetable ingredients. IL should com
mend itself 10 all sufferers with this terrible
disease Being extremely mild in action, these
pills can be taken by both the weak and the
strong Price, % cents box Of 25 Pills; fye
boxes for 81.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

\ spleHdd present to every purchaser OF
my sirty cent Tea. Call and see what a
handsome present you will get if you buy
a pound. / give cery neat present with
one quarter of pound.
JULIEN BINFoRD,
1902 East Main street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

License taxpayers who have been in
dicted by the grand jury for not having
paid their license taxes, are informed that
they can pay their fines in coupons as
well as their State tax, and effect very
large saving by So doing.
Complete legal protection and indem.
nifty guaranteed.
JAMES p. COOPER,
Oil Main street, Richmond, Va
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THE YOUNG MEMS MEETING.
order Of Exercises for summer servic,

Order of Exercises for Summer Services.
The meeting at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association will be continued all the
summer They are informal, interesting,
and instructive, and are for men only.
Ii will be found pleasant place to spend
and hour in social intercourse.
Topics for August 2lst to September
18th have been arranged as follows:
August 2l.-How TO Overcome Evil
Rom. xii 1921.
August 9S-lnyitation Service. The
subject will be texts containing an inyi.
tation.
September An Which Company p
Rev. vii, 14-17; vi, 10, l6
September IA Message From Our
Risen Lord.-Rey. vi. 1922.
September is.-Is Your Name in the
Book Of Life Rev. 1x, u 10.
All are cordially invited to attend
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
mn DAM coM,IssioNtK,.


She, Hcoonn4cnd their icinoYnl.
No.-rs " ID Dabncv. Paul G.. Ed
uanl, and R ID kirkpatrick, the com
mis-.ouers appointed by the General As
,em.lY go ihe la-t session of That body
alcr AN act to secure the removal of
.cua.ns dams m the James river and its
tributaries submitted their report 20 the
boanl of Public Works yesterday after
noon
They give lengthy report, stating
What Work they had done, when they
4l ii and they recommend The removal
o.. iAc dams and thorough drainage of
Aroi canal line ln other words, the
comm. -siou from sanitary point Of
ueH leCommeHd the removal of such
am. s- util.tarian causes 10 not forbid.
lley think the best time for removing
-em .s in tLe month of September.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

The following is the standard Of the
clubs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

Pennsylvania Rye $3.50 per gallon.
CHAMBERLAYNE * Co.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

" La Normandi' splendid smoke try
CHAMBERLAYNE & Co.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20

Very old French Brandy at
CHAABERLAYsK u Cos.
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MI Edwin Cullen of Austin. Texas.
HHuie' the Soldiers Home This week
"'l one hundred magnificent Hanover
NNeme.ons from the farm of Dr. G.. r.
Cullen They were brought by Mr
Jackson 90 ihe Home who presented
Major Pollard with The champion melon
o 'ae season On token of his remem-
uhuce of their association In the war,
ST. Isokson having served as bold
iooper under Major Pollard in The fa'
nous troop that was raised and first
Onmanded by General W II f. Lee.
The veterans enjoyed the treat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-20
CITY CHRONICLES. \
..r.y NOTES 7HFRED BY TIE
TINES HOPORTERS.

.,h, Christian Association Internal
,.,,nuc soldiers Home improvements.
,,.,fnec To-Day \ Richmond Man ON an
......,ei ocean steamer. Sc, &C.